Portland Farmer’s Market
strawberry basil macarons at the Portland Farmer’s Market
My husband and I love supporting farmers’ markets as much as we can. The produce, meats, and eggs are always so much fresher and tastier, and we feel good knowing that more of our money is going directly into the pockets of the hardworking men and women who take pride in their products. We were lucky enough to catch the Monday Market at Pioneer Courthouse Square on our last trip to Portland. It’s a relatively small farmers’ market, though the quality of the goods are exceptional.
Neopalitans from Two Tartes
gorgeous, plump and sweet Chelan cherries for $4/lb.
That morning, we sampled delicious Hood strawberries, sweet Chelan cherries, excellent Montreal-style wood-fired bagels, and purchased some wonderful charcuterie from Olympic Provisions. (I’ve been a fan of their meats ever since two dear friends brought us some last month, and made it to the restaurant for lunch–photos of that to come.)
Olympic Provisions brings the meat!
delicious array of cured meats from Olympic Provisions
Petunia’s beautiful gluten-free sweets
wood-fired bagels from Tastebuds
Tastebud’s porchetta, waiting to be sliced and put in a bagel
Though I didn’t have room to try one of Petunia’s gluten-free baked goods, it was nice to see such pretty sweets for those with celiac. And the porchetta at Tastebud’s, waiting to be sliced on put on one of their bagels, looked tantalizing. (We had plans for lunch, which is the only reason why we didn’t grab a porchetta sandwich!)
This Monday Market at Pioneer Courthouse Square was so much fun, and I really enjoyed photographing the offerings from different stands. Such a great little market–Portlanders, you are blessed!
Posted: June 30th, 2010 under Uncategorized.
Comments
Comment from Denise | Chez Danisse
Time June 30, 2010 at 12:56 PM
I’ve never heard of a wood-fired bagel. I’d like to try one. And the basil macarons filled with fresh strawberry buttercream look heavenly. I’m addicted to cherries lately. It all looks lovely!
Comment from Julie Whitehorn
Time June 30, 2010 at 2:28 PM
Nice pics! Gonna have to visit that market.
Comment from lorna
Time June 30, 2010 at 2:38 PM
Denise: The bagels were almost smoky with some delicious char flavor! SO GOOD!
Meg: Aren’t they? They were lovely.
Julie: You would love the market. By the way, had wonderful cherries from the Queen Anne market this week, too! And I love Local Roots’ salad greens.
Comment from Mama Lisha
Time July 2, 2010 at 5:36 AM
Love your blog… read it today for the first time and mentioned it in today’s post.
Thanks!
Lisa
Comment from Mama Lisha
Time July 2, 2010 at 5:39 AM
Love your blog!
Read it today for the first time and mentioned it today in my post.
Thanks!
Lisa
Comment from Nicole
Time July 2, 2010 at 9:03 AM
I don’t think I could trust myself around all of those great baked goods! It’s probably best that it’s all the way in Portland 
Comment from Bonnie
Time July 4, 2010 at 8:43 AM
Wow! That is a fantastic farmers market! Ours is not that elaborate! I would love to go to a farmers market like that!! It would be hard to NOT buy everything! One thing I do like about our farmers market, all fruits and vegetables MUST be grown in our county. I LOVE that. We also have a man who has honey bees and sells his honey. My favorite is Locust Honey. It is very mild. We also have an Amish man who sells his pies and cookies. I do like our farmers market, even though it pales in comparison to the one in Portland!
Comment from Lani Aviado
Time July 12, 2010 at 8:37 PM
That Two Tartes bakery does great fleur de sel chocolate chip cookies. Next time you are in Portland, try the Brunchbox’s breakfast sandwich on a buttermilk biscuit – they’re made in-house and are amazing.
Comment from Meg
Time June 30, 2010 at 12:45 PM
Those strawberry-basil macarons are genius!